diff --git a/colleges/templates/colleges/potentialfellowship_list.html b/colleges/templates/colleges/potentialfellowship_list.html
index fbe6de2540a977fb9173710ecc625750c4635278..0fa8ce291258052c86a14a6dc9d20599693b536f 100644
--- a/colleges/templates/colleges/potentialfellowship_list.html
+++ b/colleges/templates/colleges/potentialfellowship_list.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {% extends 'colleges/base.html' %}
 
 {% load scipost_extras %}
+{% load colleges_extras %}
 
 {% load bootstrap %}
 
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ $(document).ready(function($) {
             <div class="single d-inline" data-specialization="{{expertise|lower}}" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="{{expertise|get_specialization_display}}">{{expertise|get_specialization_code}}</div>
 	    {% endfor %}
 	  </td>
-	  <td>{{ potfel.get_status_display }}</td>
+	  <td style="color: #ffffff; background-color:{{ potfel.status|potfelstatuscolor }};">{{ potfel.get_status_display }}</td>
 	</tr>
 	{% empty %}
 	<tr>
diff --git a/colleges/templatetags/colleges_extras.py b/colleges/templatetags/colleges_extras.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d0a10eceb9560daad8525c3d9e6be8ebda4c75ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colleges/templatetags/colleges_extras.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+__copyright__ = "Copyright 2016-2018, Stichting SciPost (SciPost Foundation)"
+__license__ = "AGPL v3"
+
+
+from django import template
+
+from ..constants import (
+    POTENTIAL_FELLOWSHIP_IDENTIFIED, POTENTIAL_FELLOWSHIP_INVITED, POTENTIAL_FELLOWSHIP_REINVITED,
+    POTENTIAL_FELLOWSHIP_MULTIPLY_REINVITED, POTENTIAL_FELLOWSHIP_DECLINED,
+    POTENTIAL_FELLOWSHIP_UNRESPONSIVE, POTENTIAL_FELLOWSHIP_RETIRED, POTENTIAL_FELLOWSHIP_DECEASED,
+    POTENTIAL_FELLOWSHIP_INTERESTED, POTENTIAL_FELLOWSHIP_REGISTERED,
+    POTENTIAL_FELLOWSHIP_ACTIVE_IN_COLLEGE, POTENTIAL_FELLOWSHIP_SCIPOST_EMERITUS
+    )
+
+from common.utils import hslColorWheel
+
+
+register = template.Library()
+
+
+@register.filter(name='potfelstatuscolor')
+def potfelstatuscolor(status):
+    color = '#333333'
+    if status == POTENTIAL_FELLOWSHIP_IDENTIFIED:
+        color = hslColorWheel(12, 8)
+    elif status == POTENTIAL_FELLOWSHIP_INVITED:
+        color = hslColorWheel(12, 9)
+    elif status == POTENTIAL_FELLOWSHIP_REINVITED:
+        color = hslColorWheel(12, 10)
+    elif status == POTENTIAL_FELLOWSHIP_MULTIPLY_REINVITED:
+        color = hslColorWheel(12, 11)
+    elif status == POTENTIAL_FELLOWSHIP_DECLINED:
+        color = hslColorWheel(12, 0)
+    elif status == POTENTIAL_FELLOWSHIP_UNRESPONSIVE:
+        color = hslColorWheel(12, 1)
+    elif status == POTENTIAL_FELLOWSHIP_RETIRED:
+        color = hslColorWheel(12, 1, 75)
+    elif status == POTENTIAL_FELLOWSHIP_DECEASED:
+        color = hslColorWheel(12, 1, 10)
+    elif status == POTENTIAL_FELLOWSHIP_INTERESTED:
+        color = hslColorWheel(12, 2)
+    elif status == POTENTIAL_FELLOWSHIP_REGISTERED:
+        color = hslColorWheel(12, 3)
+    elif status == POTENTIAL_FELLOWSHIP_ACTIVE_IN_COLLEGE:
+        color = hslColorWheel(12, 4)
+    elif status == POTENTIAL_FELLOWSHIP_SCIPOST_EMERITUS:
+        color = hslColorWheel(12, 4, 40, 40)
+    return color
diff --git a/common/utils.py b/common/utils.py
index cdbb65c174398fa1f5b1df176cd9c9a534d23240..0edde7a732a107ba3beb620cbd66ed9ff8b64c43 100644
--- a/common/utils.py
+++ b/common/utils.py
@@ -7,6 +7,22 @@ from django.core.mail import EmailMultiAlternatives
 from django.template import loader
 
 
+def hslColorWheel(N=10, index=0, saturation=50, lightness=50):
+    """
+    Distributes colors into N values around a color wheel,
+    according to hue-saturation-lightness (HSL).
+
+    index takes values from 0 to N-1.
+    """
+    hue = int(index * 360/N % 360)
+    saturation = max(saturation, 0)
+    saturation = min(saturation, 100)
+    lightness = max(lightness, 0)
+    lightness = min(lightness, 100)
+
+    return 'hsl(%s, %s%%, %s%%)' % (str(hue), str(saturation), str(lightness))
+
+
 def workdays_between(datetime_from, datetime_until):
     """Return number of complete workdays.